🗞️U.S. fighter jet shot down by Iran

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April 3rd, 2026

What happened today 🇺🇸,

• A U.S. two‑seat F‑15 fighter jet crashed over Iran after being downed by Iranian forces, prompting an immediate American search‑and‑rescue mission…one pilot has been rescued and forces are still looking for the second crew member

• President Trump posted on social media that the U.S. will begin striking Iranian “bridges next, then electric power plants”, describing this as part of a broader campaign to pressure Iran…read more here

• The Wall Street Journal reported that Iran has officially told mediators that it is not willing to meet U.S. officials in Pakistan in the coming days and has dismissed U.S. proposals as “unacceptable” effectively blocking the latest Pakistan‑led push for ceasefire talks

• President Trump has appointed Vice President Vance as the new “fraud czar”, directing him to lead a federal crackdown on alleged fraud

• Democratic Senators are urging President Trump to block Chinese automakers from manufacturing vehicles in the U.S., warning that allowing such plants would give China an “insurmountable economic advantage” over U.S. automakers and create an irreversible national‑security risk

• Former Obama campaign manager, Stephanie Cutter, has joined prediction market platform Kalshi as a policy advisor

• President Trump is seeking $1.5 trillion in defense spending as part of the White House’s fiscal year 2027 budget request, representing a dramatic increase intended to fund a significantly expanded military force and major systems

• OpenAI’s longtime chief operating officer, Brad Lightcap, is shifting out of the COO role into a new position focused on special projects that report directly to CEO Sam Altman

• The U.S. economy added 178,000 jobs in March, this was above the expectations of 59,000…the unemployment rate fell to 4.3%, below expectations of 4.4%

• The stock market was closed today for Good Friday

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